The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-11
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j. III. EsTILL, Editor and Proprietor.
HONORS OF THE SENATE.
THE COMMITTEE SLATE OF THE
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.

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Eight Chairmanships Given to the
Democrats, an Increase of One Over
the Last Senate-The Special Com
mittee on Interstate Commerce
Made a Standing Committee.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-The Republican
Senators assembled in caucus at II o'clock
to-day. The list of assignments to COM
mittees was laid before the body by the
caucus committee One or two minor
changes were agreed upon in the caucus
and the list was approved. The caucus
lasted less than an hour.
Following is full list Of the Republican
membership of the Senate committees as
arranged by the caucus:
Agriculture and Forestry-Messrs. Pal
mer, Blair, Plumb, Sabin and Paddock
Appropriations-Mess Allison, Dawes,
Plumb, Hale and Farwell.
Contingent Expenses-Messrs. Jones of
Nevada, and Paddock.
Census-Messrs. Hale, Morrill,, Wilson of
Iowa, Stockbridge and Davis
District of Columbia-Messrs. ingalls,,
Spooner, Chace, Riddleberger and Farwell.
Education and Labor-Messrs. Blair,
Bowen, Palmer, Sawyer and Wilson.
Engrossed Bills-A Democratic chairman
and Mr.. Allison.
Mines and Mining-Messrs. Stewart,
Jones of Nevada Mitchell and Teller
Naval Affairs-Messrs. Cameron, Hale,
Riddleberger, Stanford and Chandler
Patents Messrs. Teller. Chace, Platt and
Hiscock.
Pensions -Messrs. Davis, Blair, Sawyer,
Paddock and Quay.
Post Offices and Post Roads-MeSsrs.
Sawyer, Chace, Bowen, Mitchell AID Quay.
Printing-MeSsrs henderson and Hawley.
Private Land Caims-A Democratic Chair
man, and MeSSrS. EdmundS and Stewart
Privileges and Elections-Messrs. Hoar,
Frye, Teller, Evarts and Spooner.
Enrolled Bills-Bowen and Sabin.
Civil Service and Retrenchment-Mes
Chace, Dawes, Manderson. Stanford and
Stewart.
Claims-Messrs. Spooner. Hoar, Mitchell,
Stewart and Quay.
Coast Defenses-Messrs. Dolph, Cameron,
Hawley and Hiscock.
Commerce-Messrs. Frye, Jones of Ne
vada, Dolph, Cameron, Sawyer, Cullom and
Palmer.
Epidemic Diseases A Democratic Chair
man and Messrs. Stanford, Chandler and
Stockbridge.
To Extend the Several Branches of the
Civil Service-Messrs. Quay, Aldrich and
Allison.
Expenditures of Public Money-Messrs,
Farwell, Plumb, Platt, Sherman and Frye.
Finance-Messrs Morrill,, Sherman, Jones
of Nevada, Allison, Aldrich and Hiscock.
Fisheries-Messrs. Stockbridge, Dawes
and Stanford
Foreign Relations-Messrs. Sherman, Ed
munds, Frye, Evarts and Dolph
Improvement of the Mississippi River
Messrs. Paddock, Chandler, Farwell and
Hawley.
Indian Affairs-Messrs. Dawes, Bowen,
Sabin, Platt and Stockbridge
Judiciary-Messrs Edmunds, Ingalls,,
Hoar, Wilson and Evarts.
Library-MeSsrs Evarts and Hoar
Manufacture -Messrs. Riddleberger, Sa-
bin and Quay.
Military Affairs-Messrs. Hawley, Cam
eron, Manderson, Stewart and Davis.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Messrs.
Stanford, Morrill,, Spooner and Quay.
Public Lands-Messrs Plumb, Blair,
Dolpn, Teller and Paddock.
Railroads-Messrs Sabin, Sawyer, Haw
lev, Mitchell, Chandler and Stockbridge
Revision OF Laws-MeSsrs. Wilson of
Iowa, Hale and Teller.
Revolutionary Claims - A Democratic
chairman and Messrs. Chace and Morrill,
Rules-Messrs. Aldrich, Sherman and
ingalls,.
derson, Stewart and Davis.
Transportation Routes to the Seaboard-
Messrs Mitchell, Plumb, Cullom, Dawes
and Aldrich.
To Investigate the Condition of the Potc-
mac Front-A Democratic Chairman and
Messrs Manderson, Riddleberger and
Spooner
Nicaragua Claims-A Democratic Chair
man and Messrs Hoar and Cameron.
Suff hal
Messrs. Blair, Palmer, Chace and Bowen.
Additional Accommodations to the Lii
brary-A Democratic Chairman and MesSrS.
Morrill, and Chandler
Centennial of the Constitution and Dis
covery of America--Messrs Hiscock, Sher-
man and Hoar.
Indian Traders-Messrs. Chandler, Platt
and Cullom.
The special Committee on Interstate Com
merce has been made a standing committe
and its membership is increased. The Re
publican members are as follows Mess1s.
Cullom, Platt, Blair, Wilson and Hiscock.
Mr.. Hawley, who relinquishes the chair
nanship of the Civil Service Committee and
takes that of the Committee on Military
Affairs, will be member of the former and
his name will probably be substituted for
that of Mr.. Stewart, with the assent of the
latter.
The select Committee on Interstate Com
merce is made a standing committee, with
nine members, of which Mr.. Cullom is
Chairman. The Democrats receive eight
chairmanships, being an increase of one over
the last Congress. The list has been handed
10 Mr.. Beck, Chairman of the Democratic
caucus, who has called the Democratic eau
Gus for Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
He Lacks Tact.
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